A randomized trial of chiropractic manipulation and mobilization for patients with neck pain: clinical outcomes from the UCLA neck-pain study.

Abstract

OBJECTIVES:

This study compared the relative effectiveness of cervical spine manipulation and mobilization for neck pain.

METHODS:

Neck-pain patients were randomized to the following conditions: manipulation with or without heat, manipulation with or without electrical muscle stimulation, mobilization with or without heat, and mobilization with or without electrical muscle stimulation.

RESULTS:

Of 960 eligible patients, 336 enrolled in the study. Mean reductions in pain and disability were similar in the manipulation and mobilization groups through 6 months.

CONCLUSIONS:

Cervical spine manipulation and mobilization yield comparable clinical outcomes.

• Authors: Eric L Hurwitz, Hal Morgenstern, Philip Harber, Gerald F Kominski, Fei Yu, Alan H Adams
• Journal: American journal of public health (Am J Public Health) Vol. 92 Issue 10 Pg. 1634-41 (Oct 2002) ISSN: 0090-0036 [Print] United States
• PMID: 12356613 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)

Topics

• Adult
• California
• Chiropractic (methods)
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Disability Evaluation
• Electric Stimulation Therapy
• Female
• Health Maintenance Organizations
• Hot Temperature (therapeutic use)
• Humans
• Male
• Manipulation, Chiropractic
• Middle Aged
• Neck Pain (classification, therapy)
• Pain Measurement
• Treatment Outcome